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Lawrence County Prison Board approves termination of employee 6114 after executive session
Summary
After an executive session for personnel, the Lawrence County Prison Board voted to terminate employee number 6114, citing policy violations related to a use-of-force incident and incomplete reports.
The Lawrence County Prison Board voted to terminate employee number 6114 after returning from an executive session on personnel matters.
Board members approved the termination following a recommendation from Warren (staff member), who cited "numerous policy violations" related to a use-of-force incident and that required reports were not completed. Commissioner Robert moved to terminate; Controller Preston Pind seconded the motion. The board carried the motion by roll call vote.
The recommendation and vote followed an executive session the board said was convened to discuss personnel. Warren told the board that the termination recommendation was based on the use-of-force incident and the failure to complete required incident reports. The board asked for a motion and, after no further discussion, proceeded to a roll-call vote that was recorded as yes by the board members present. The transcript records the motion as "motion carries." An individual identifying themself as the employee's attorney spoke briefly after the vote; the board did not change its recorded action.
Votes at a glance
• Termination of employee number 6114 — Motion to terminate made by Commissioner Robert; seconded by Controller Preston Pind; outcome: approved (motion carries). Reason given in meeting: numerous policy violations related to a use-of-force incident and incomplete reports.
• Motion to approve minutes — Motion recorded as made by Controller Preston Pind; seconded by Sheriff (name not specified); roll-call recorded as yes from several members and the motion carried.
• Motion to approve bills — Motion moved and seconded (mover/second not consistently named in the transcript); roll-call recorded and the motion carried.
• Motion to enter executive session for personnel — Motion made and seconded; outcome: approved and the board entered executive session before returning to vote on the personnel matter.
The board did not provide additional public details about the underlying incident during the open session; the board identified the executive session as having been for personnel matters. The record in the meeting indicates the board followed its process of discussing personnel in executive session and then taking a public vote on the personnel action.
